OMG OMG OMG!!!!! i cannot express again how much i love true crime books...ughhhh man it was great.omg omg omg this book from the beginning was hard to put down. right away you were put in the mind set about the real problems that actually go on in a normal family. most books, just talk about rich families and how ungrateful the children become so when they actually get into trouble it is easy to solve
this book is about a girl named Amanda. she had an accident a year a go and needed a heavy dose of pain killers to help with the recovery process. as most young adults kids, she became addicted to it. her 2 loving parents took her to numerous rehab centers and that slowly worked, but to much of the recovery rate she got addicted again, because of her in to much pain. Amanda then left her parents house and decided to live on her own and work various jobs so she could support her drug habit. being a very pretty girl she got almost anything that she wanted once she flashed a huge smile. she had number singing jobs and was offered a life time deal except with her drug habit it never happened.
Amanda's dad Steve, was tired of her looking the way she did and went to tell her that she was coming home and fixing her life. Steve tried to admit his daughter in a rehab that she been to numerous times. like normally rehab places they were full and had no beds and the wait list was long. the doctor was able to see her since she was seen a lot there. they gave Steve medicine and told her that should last until she would be able to have a bed. Steve left Amanda alone at his house so he could get his wife med. Amanda took it upon her self to leave the house and take off in her car stealing her dads spare change.
Amanda went to Mexico because she remember buying and taking drugs with her friends. now entering Mexico alone she had no idea was she was getting into. instantly she was greeted by a guy who asked if she wanted drugs. she told the man that she had no money but wanted drugs. he took over the car and placed her into another car. once at a run down house he drugged her up and told her she was going no where. Amanda then was beaten, raped, and made to take numerous drugs. she was held captive by the Mexican drug ring. they loved her because she was pretty and could get a lot of use out of her.
Steve and his wife Diane went looking for Amanda. since it wasn't uncommon her for to go missing for days none of Amanda's friend cared and told them they didn't know where she was and that she would return. this went on for days. now Steve and Diane were fighting, stressed out, and knew in there hearts something was wrong. Steve kept calling Amanda's cell phone hoping she would answer. when a Mexican answered her phone and yelled at him stating that she was with him now he knew something was wrong. Steve kept going day by day to Mexico and placed missing child posters up hoping someone would help;. Steve got his friend mike involved with looking her his daughter. they both started to hand out money to see if that would make people talk
after numerous dead end leads Steve worried that they wouldn't find his daughter and knew that every day was closer to something bad happening to her. Steve hired a investigator and then hired a police officer in Mexico to help find his daughter. now on a big lead they had a good chance on finding his daughter. no knowing where his daughter is and just finding out she is being hid with the cartel as her body guards the family and the 2 police officers have to find a way to save Amanda before it is to late and she dies.
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